# 1990 Australian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Ivan Lendl defeated Stefan Edberg in the final, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–2 ret., to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1990 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and eighth and last major singles title overall. Edberg was forced to retire during the final due to a torn stomach muscle. This marked the first occasion since the 1911 Wimbledon Championships that a man retired during the championship match of a singles major.
Former world No. 1 John McEnroe created controversy after he was disqualified from his fourth round match for unsportsmanlike conduct. He received a warning for intimidating a linesperson, a point penalty after smashing his racket, and was defaulted for arguing with and abusing the umpire, supervisor and tournament referee.

## Seeds

    01. Ivan Lendl (champion)
    02. Boris Becker (quarterfinals)
    03. Stefan Edberg (final, retired because of a torn stomach muscle injury)
    04. John McEnroe (fourth round, defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct)
    05. Aaron Krickstein (fourth round)
    06. Tim Mayotte (first round)
    07. Emilio Sánchez (first round)
    08. Mats Wilander (semifinals)
    09. Andrés Gómez (fourth round)
    10. Carl-Uwe Steeb (first round)
    11. Andrei Chesnokov (second round)
    12. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
    13. Sergi Bruguera (second round)
    14. Jim Courier (second round)
    15. Thomas Muster (third round)
    16. Miloslav Mečíř (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Cherkasov | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mikael Pernfors | 3 | 5 | 2 | | 12 | Yannick Noah | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 12 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2$^r$ |
| | David Wheaton | 5 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2$^r$ |
| 3 | Stefan Edberg | 7 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stefan Edberg | 7 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | 3 | Stefan Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Mats Wilander | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Mats Wilander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Mats Wilander | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pugh | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | T Carbonell | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Suk | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Nováček | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Brown | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | K Nováček | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Winogradsky | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | É Winogradsky | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Youl | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Youl | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | M Laurendeau | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | WC | S Youl | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pioline | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | WC | B Drewett | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Drewett | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | WC | S Youl | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C van Rensburg | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Muster | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Potier | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | C van Rensburg | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Vojtíšek | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 15 | T Muster | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | A Gómez | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Witsken | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | B Orešar | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Orešar | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | M Stich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Stich | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Doohan | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | M Stich | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | L Lavalle | 4 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lavalle | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Gómez | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Cherkasov | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Q | S Matsuoka | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Layendecker | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | G Layendecker | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Benhabiles | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | A Cherkasov | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | J-P Fleurian | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Volkov | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J-P Fleurian | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Sánchez | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tulasne | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mansdorf | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | A Antonitsch | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Antonitsch | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | D Goldie | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pridham | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | N Pereira | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Goldie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Patten | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J McEnroe | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2$^d$ |
| | P Korda | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Pernfors | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | P Korda | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | H Leconte | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Roig | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | H Leconte | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Živojinović | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | M Pernfors | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Shiras | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | 13 | S Bruguera | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | Y Noah | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Prpić | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Y Noah | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | R Agénor | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Aldrich | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | G Bloom | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | C Bergström | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Bergström | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bloom | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | G Bloom | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | N Broad | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Sampras | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | C Pistolesi | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Pistolesi | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schapers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Sampras | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | N Brown | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | J Arrese | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Sampras | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | | P Sampras | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Mayotte | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Pozzi | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | 5 | A Krickstein | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | R Krishnan | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zoecke | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Krickstein | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L-A Wahlgren | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L-A Wahlgren | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | H de la Peña | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | L-A Wahlgren | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Võsand | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | J Wöhrmann | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wöhrmann | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Krickstein | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | G Ivanišević | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | D Wheaton | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Q | M Larsson | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 3 | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | JF Altur | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kratzmann | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | A Chesnokov | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Chesnokov | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arias | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 14 | J Courier | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Svensson | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | J Svensson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Högstedt | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | J Svensson | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Jönsson | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 2$^r$ | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nijssen | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | L Jönsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jönsson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Svensson | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | J Gunnarsson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Pescosolido | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Barr | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | P Chamberlin | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chamberlin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Chamberlin | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | P Kühnen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Kroon | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | P Kühnen | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anderson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | 3 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | M Wilander | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 8 | M Wilander | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Macpherson | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | M Wostenholme | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wostenholme | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | M Wilander | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Odizor | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Masur | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | I Peter-Budge | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Q | N Odizor | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Masur | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | W Masur | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Jelen | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Wilander | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Rahunen | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Paloheimo | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Annacone | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Annacone | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muller | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Sánchez | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | V Paloheimo | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Connell | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | G Forget | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Paloheimo | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | V Paloheimo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C-U Steeb | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koevermans | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | 16 | M Mečíř | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Němeček | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | A Sznajder | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sznajder | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 16 | M Mečíř | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Borwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q | U Riglewski | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | K Evernden | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | WC | N Borwick | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Q | U Riglewski | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Canè | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Mečíř | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| | O Delaître | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | O Camporese | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | O Delaître | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jones | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Jones | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tauson | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | O Delaître | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Morgan | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | S Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |